Meaning of "summon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUMMON

From Latin summonēre to give a discreet reminder, from monēre to advise.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SUMMON

summon  [ˈsʌmən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMMON

Summon is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb summon in English.

WHAT DOES SUMMON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Evocation

Evocation is the act of calling or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of pharmakeia with and without uttered word formulas.

Definition of summon in the English dictionary

The first definition of summon in the dictionary is to order to come; send for, esp to attend court, by issuing a summons. Other definition of summon is to order or instruct or call. Summon is also to call upon to meet or convene.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUMMON

PRESENT

Present

I summon

you summon

he/she/it summons

we summon

you summon

they summon

Present continuous

I am summoning

you are summoning

he/she/it is summoning

we are summoning

you are summoning

they are summoning

Present perfect

I have summoned

you have summoned

he/she/it has summoned

we have summoned

you have summoned

they have summoned

Present perfect continuous

I have been summoning

you have been summoning

he/she/it has been summoning

we have been summoning

you have been summoning

they have been summoning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I summoned

you summoned

he/she/it summoned

we summoned

you summoned

they summoned

Past continuous

I was summoning

you were summoning

he/she/it was summoning

we were summoning

you were summoning

they were summoning

Past perfect

I had summoned

you had summoned

he/she/it had summoned

we had summoned

you had summoned

they had summoned

Past perfect continuous

I had been summoning

you had been summoning

he/she/it had been summoning

we had been summoning

you had been summoning

they had been summoning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will summon

you will summon

he/she/it will summon

we will summon

you will summon

they will summon

Future continuous

I will be summoning

you will be summoning

he/she/it will be summoning

we will be summoning

you will be summoning

they will be summoning

Future perfect

I will have summoned

you will have summoned

he/she/it will have summoned

we will have summoned

you will have summoned

they will have summoned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been summoning

you will have been summoning

he/she/it will have been summoning

we will have been summoning

you will have been summoning

they will have been summoning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would summon

you would summon

he/she/it would summon

we would summon

you would summon

they would summon

Conditional continuous

I would be summoning

you would be summoning

he/she/it would be summoning

we would be summoning

you would be summoning

they would be summoning

Conditional perfect

I would have summon

you would have summon

he/she/it would have summon

we would have summon

you would have summon

they would have summon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been summoning

you would have been summoning

he/she/it would have been summoning

we would have been summoning

you would have been summoning

they would have been summoning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you summon
we let´s summon
you summon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to summon

Past participle

summoned

Present Participle

summoning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SUMMON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «summon» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of summon

assemble · bid · call · convene · convoke · draw on · gather · invite · invoke · mobilize · muster · rally

TRANSLATION OF SUMMON

Find out the translation of summon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of summon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «summon» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 召唤
• Translator English - Spanish: llamar
• English: summon
• Translator English - Hindi: बुलाने
• Translator English - Arabic: استدعاء
• Translator English - Russian: вызвать
• Translator English - Portuguese: convocar
• Translator English - Bengali: ডাকিয়া পাঠান
• Translator English - French: convoquer
• Translator English - Malay: Memanggil
• Translator English - German: kommen lassen
• Translator English - Japanese: 呼びつける
• Translator English - Korean: 호출하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Summon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: triệu tập
• Translator English - Tamil: வரவழைக்க
• Translator English - Marathi: बोलावणे
• Translator English - Turkish: çağırmak
• Translator English - Italian: convocare
• Translator English - Polish: przywołać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: викликати
• Translator English - Romanian: convoca
• Translator English - Greek: καλέσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dagvaar
• Translator English - Swedish: kalla
• Translator English - Norwegian: innkalle

10 QUOTES WITH «SUMMON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word summon.

1

Ryan Adams

Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the universe to enter your heart in an entirely different way to what it normally does. It's like inviting that energy of the universe to enter into your craft in a way where it has a meaning.

2

Piers Anthony

One reason I don't suffer Writer's Block is that I don't wait on the muse, I summon it at need.

3

Bill Bryson

Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.

4

Samuel Chase

Summon me, then; I will be the posse comitatus; I will take them to jail.

5

Hart Crane

It has taken a great deal of energy, which has not been so difficult to summon as the necessary patience to wait, simply wait much of the time - until my instincts assured me that I had assembled my materials in proper order for a final welding into their natural form.

6

Mitch Daniels

We are tasked to rebuild not just a damaged economy, and a debt-ridden balance sheet, but to do so by drawing forth the best that is in our fellow citizens. If we would summon the best from Americans, we must assume the best about them. If we don't believe in Americans, who will?

7

Junot Diaz

I write very, very slowly, and for me, I have to summon all sorts of resources to make one of these pieces work.

8

John Hoeven

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

9

Hugh Laurie

I think pain is a very - it's an extremely hard thing to empathize moment to moment. And you often don't remember your own pain, you know, that moment that you broke a limb or you burned yourself or, I think, this is a common thing that women talk about with childbirth, that the memory of the pain is hard to summon up and relive, thankfully.

10

Maurice Maeterlinck

No great inner event befalls those who summon it not.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMMON»

Discover the use of summon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to summon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Peaks of Yemen I Summon: Poetry as Cultural Practice in a ...

Because of its highly interdisciplinary approach, this book will interest a wide range of readers including anthropologists, linguists, folklorists, literary critics, and scholars of Middle Eastern society, language, and culture.

Steven Charles Caton, 1990

Star Trek: Vanguard #2: Summon the Thunder

The Taurus Reach: a remote interstellar expanse that holds a very old and potentially cataclysmic secret, the truth of which is feared by the Tholians, coveted by the Klingons, and dubiously guarded by the Federation.

Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, 2006

Summon's Bible Miscellany

Which verse originates the phrase "the skin of your teeth"? How can you sum up the Bible in 50 words? What is the story behind the "bug" Bible, the "vinegar" Bible, and the "large family" Bible? How many minas are in a talent?

‎2006

Summon the Keeper: The Keeper's Chronicles #1

Compares to best-selling fantasy authors Mercedes lackey and Charles deLint Tanya Huff's DAW books were chosen by the New York Public Library system as part of their Books for Teens program!

Tanya Huff, 2005

Summon's Christian Miscellany

A compilation of trivia, facts, lists, quotes, and more about Christianity includes answers to dozens of questions about the Christian faith, history, and culture, as well as lists of unusual patron saints, portrraits of Christian Nobel ...

Parminder Summon, 2006

How to Summon and Command Spirits,Angels,Demons,Afrit, Djinns

Instructions and techniques are explained step-by-step in a simple language everybody would understand. This book will change your life and future for ever.

Maximillien De Lafayette, 2010

To Summon a Demon

A Demon is on the loose.

Kim Rees, 2007

Summon: Fantasy Romance

Breandan is a godling doing godless things.

Penelope Fletcher, 2013

To Summon Angels: The Metaphysical

The Metaphysical Michaela Sefler. To Summon Angels The Metaphysical Michaela Sefler RED LEAD PRESS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15222 The contents of this work including, but not limited to,

Michaela Sefler, 2009

Summon the Wind

Mature and wise, Alexis takes her job as the eldest Jacobson triplet seriously.

Abby Wood, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMMON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term summon is used in the context of the following news items.

RTD: Total of 123 summon notices issued to errant motorcyclists in …

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Zaid: Does Nur Jazlan dare summon PM to PAC?

If Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Nur Jazlan Mohamed is still divided about summoning Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, the answer should be ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»

Twins summon another top prospect, right-hander Alex Meyer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins have promoted another one of their top prospects, right-handed pitcher Alex Meyer. The Twins announced they will ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»

Kenya's Senate gets nod to summon governors

Nairobi, Kenya: The High Court has ruled that governors are accountable to the Senate on the use of monies allocated to counties. «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»

Odisha Police to summon Mumbai woman in Iyer arrest case

"We will certaintly issue a summons in the name of Chitra Athwani. The hotel records showed that the room was booked in the name of Chitra where Iyer had ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»

Charlie Charlie game to summon Mexican demon should not be …

There's a new spirit summoning game that is gripping the internet by storm. It's called Charlie, Charlie, which has compelled teens to try their luck in summoning ... «Vine Report, Jun 15»

Charlie Charlie Challenge: Can You Really Summon a Demon?

That is the seemingly innocent question that begins a new "spirit-summoning" game that is taking the Internet by storm. The so-called Charlie Charlie Challenge ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

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MPs to summon Phiyega over DVA

Parliament - MPs on Tuesday vowed to summon national police commissioner Riah Phiyega to Parliament over why action was not being taken against station ... «Independent Online, May 15»

Charlie Charlie Challenge Is A Social Media Attempt To Summon A …

Got a couple of pencils? Then you, too, can try to summon a Mexican demon, freak out your friends and post your own #CharlieCharlieChallenge on social ... «Huffington Post, May 15»